— Subtitle: Original draft facsimile, transcript variant versions, fully annotated by author, with contemporaneous correspondence, account of first public ... skirmishes, precursor texts & bibliography — Published in 1956 as the title poem of Allen Ginsberg's first collection, "Howl" is a prophetic masterpiece that... more » overcame censorship trails to become one of the most widely read poems of the century. The annotated Howl is the poet's own re-creation of the long process of composition of a revolutionary poem that broke new ground in America poetry through its expansive poetic form, tonal range, and freshness of spirit.